Fictions
by Jorge Luis Borges
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Edited and with an introduction by Anthony Kerrigan In the twelve years since Fictions was first published in Britain, Jorge Luis Borges, internationally recognised as probably the greatest living short story writer, has become a bestseller in English, as well as in the Latin languages. His triumphant visit to Britain in 1972, when his lectures had to be transferred to one of the largest halls in London because of the enormous demand to hear him, proved that the enthusiasm for this master myth-maker is largely among the young, who find an excitement in his work that is very contemporary. Whether writing of imaginary worlds, building a universe out of the skein of dreams, or reviewing imaginary novels, Borges is always startlingly original, giving his readers insights into new depths and building alternative realities out of myths and fantasies. The seventeen fictions that make up this volume are probably the author's best known.
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Anachronisms, speculative fiction, subjective idealism, duodecimals, aneurysms, adjectives, hermeticism, philanthropy, cabala, persecution, Social life and customs, Spanish language books, Readers, Translations into English, Spanish language, Fiction, Spanish fiction, Modern fiction, Literary Criticism, Fiction - General, General, Fiction (fictional works by one author), Borges, jorge luis, 1899-1986, Latin american literature, translations into english, Romance literature, CUENTOS ARGENTINOS, Spanish fiction in Spanish, Italian language materials, Argentine Short stories, Manners and customs, Nouvelles argentines, Spanish Short stories, Argentine Science fiction, Novela, Vida social y costumbresPeople
Jorge Luis Borges, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Herbert Ashe, Ezra Buckley, Jesus Christ, Faucigny LucingePlaces
Argentina, Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius, Buenos Aires, Lucerne, London, United StatesTimes
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Translation of Ficciones.
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A collection of his short stories in which Borges often uses the labyrinth as a literary device to expound his ideas on all aspects of human life and endeavor.
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Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius
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